Sidney Preston Osborn
Sidney Preston Osborn (May 17, 1884 – May 25, 1948) was an American politician who was the first secretary of state of Arizona, and later the seventh governor of Arizona and is, as of 2024, the only governor of Arizona to be elected to four consecutive terms (Governors of Arizona served 2-year terms without limits until 1968, when it was changed to serve 4-year terms, and again in 1992 to a limit of two terms at a time). Osborn is also the second native-born governor of Arizona, preceded by Thomas Edward Campbell.
Sidney Preston Osborn | |
|---|---|
| 7th Governor of Arizona | |
| In office January 6, 1941 – May 25, 1948 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Taylor Jones |
| Succeeded by | Dan Edward Garvey |
| 1st Secretary of State of Arizona | |
| In office February 14, 1912 – January 6, 1919 | |
| Governor | George W. P. Hunt Thomas Edward Campbell |
| Preceded by | Inaugural Holder |
| Succeeded by | Mit Simms |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 17, 1884 Phoenix, Arizona Territory |
| Died | May 25, 1948 (aged 64) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Marjorie Grant Osborn (her death) Gladys Smiley Osborn (his death) |
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